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Published 13 May 2022, 14:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Public Relations (PR) Services

Official notice

Authority: The Royal Mint (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL15)

Awarded value£345,000published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 21 Jul 2022awarded 17 Oct 2022

Awarded to Engine Partners UK LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Royal Mint is awarding a 3 year contract for the supply of public relations services following a regulatory compliant competitive procurement process.

CPV: Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The appointed supplier will help The Royal Mint tell its reinvention story, elevate…AwardedRenewal

The appointed supplier will help The Royal Mint tell its reinvention story, elevate its brand and increase its share of voice on strategic topics by taking a fully integrated approach across PR and social media.

Delivery: Wales · The Royal Mint, Llantrisant

Extensions: This is a negotiated process and we will welcome innovative solutions. · The Royal Mint expects to enter a 2 year contract (24 months) with two 1 year extension options (12 months + 12 months). This is subject to negotiation during the procurement process, and performance during the initial contract term.Variant bids: allowed

79416100 Public relations management services 79416200 Public relations consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60Price: 90Social value: 10

Published sub-criteria (4)

Quality: 60
Price: 30
price: 60
Social Value: 10

Published award criteria (4)

Quality: 60
Price: 30
Social Value: 10
Price: 60

Successive reduction: Candidates will be reduced successively across stages

What this means for your bid

Price carries 90 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 13 May 2022, 14:41 BST
Last source update: 8 Nov 2022, 14:08 GMT
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-031564
Classification (CPV): Public relations consultancy servicesPublic relations management servicesPublic relations services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-033776 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform the market of an upcoming tender opportunity for suppliers interested in providing PR services to The Royal Mint. Expressions of interest are welcomed via direct e-mail and further notices will be issued in due course.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://royalmint.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline: 21 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

royalmint.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

1 Jul 2022 → 8 Nov 2022 · 3 dates

Next notice expected
1 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Notice published
8 Nov 2022, 14:08 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2022

Status changed to active
20 Jun 2022, 11:15 BST
Procurement method changed
20 Jun 2022, 11:15 BST
Deadline published: 21 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
20 Jun 2022, 11:15 BST
Status changed to complete
8 Nov 2022, 14:08 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £345,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Oct 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Engine Partners UK LLP	£345,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 031564-2022-57194-1 · Engine Partners UK LLP
Signed
17 Oct 2022
Value
£345,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Royal Mint

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEconomic affairs Llantrisant, Pontyclun, Wales, CF72 8YTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ENGINE PARTNERS UK LLP T/A MHP MISCHIEFAwarded supplier London, UK

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria